In the Community

The Ruddell potluck supper was held Jan. 24 with lots of food and a nice variety, as always. You have to love those potluck suppers. Special thanks to all the ladies who make things ready before the event.

In between filing for a passport and packing a toothbrush, stop into your local library and see all the great information and services that can get you on your way.

And let the music begin! The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival opens this Wednesday in Wesley Hall at Third Avenue United Church with young Cory Wouters presenting Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson. After the morning of individual verse, St.

Battleford Hillcrest Seniors sponsored their 20th Telemiracle concert at their hall Feb. 19 raising just under $1,200.

Yes, the days are getting longer! I suppose that means we are expected to get more done in a day! More and more Ski Doos are being seen in and around the village creating a more normal winter landscape.

The first meeting of the St. Walburg Royal Purple Lodge No. 201 of the New Year was held Jan. 1, with Dorothea Hocher presiding and 29 members signing the register. The provincial conference is in Swift Current June 7 to 10.

February has arrived! It is a leap year February too so you have one extra day to play with this year. And men, fair warning - Valentine's Day is only 12 days away so start planning now guess that goes for the girls too.

Kathy and Ross Campbell had a an interesting and adventuresome trip when they travelled to Peru. They spent 18 days there leaving home Dec. 28.

A lot of the times, when I get off on a tangent in my writing, the topic comes from discussions around a coffee table, with friends or from observations I make when I overhear some conversation in passing.

This letter comes to you from Buckeye, Ariz., where I am presently house sitting for a while in my daughter's vacation home. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it. The weather is beautiful and warm during the day and cool in the evenings.